2011 Horror Shooter is currently one of the best selling games on Xbox

Important takeaways

  • Released in 2011, Fear 3 has surged up the Xbox bestseller lists after a major discount.
  • Older games like Fear 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 have seen a resurgence in sales.
  • Limited Xbox 360 games on Game Pass sell well, showing classics can still be profitable.



Fear 3a Xbox 360 game from 2011, has recently made it onto Xbox's best-selling game charts after a major price cut. Many fans consider the Xbox 360 to be the winner of that generation's console wars. With its sleek interface, the huge influx of classic games and the backwards compatibility it offered, the Xbox 360 was truly a console ahead of its time.

With the Xbox 360 store closing a few months earlier, Microsoft decided to offer many of its games at a discounted price on the Xbox Series X/S. While not all games from that era are available digitally on current-gen consoles, those that are have been surprisingly well-received and have seen a resurgence in recent months. Such is the case with an entry from FEAR franchise.


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The 2011s Fear 3 recently made it onto a couple of best-selling lists on Xbox. Surprisingly, the game only received its first backwards compatible discount in the week leading up to the sale, and that has contributed to the game's success. According to the Xbox best-selling charts, Fear 3 is ranked tenth in the UK and 20th in the US. It has even soared above titles like Red Dead Redemption, Minecraftand more. While Fear 3 has positive reviews, the huge discount offered has really helped players get into the title.


Xbox 360 games currently in the US top 20 bestsellers

  • Fear 3
  • Grand Theft Auto 4
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2


It's not the first time an old game has experienced a revival. Back in 2023, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 returned to the top of the Xbox bestseller list, 11 years after it was first released. While that game was considered a huge deal when it came out, part of its renewed success in 2023 was also due to the huge discount offered during a sale. It seems beneficial to offer many of the Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games at a discount so that modern day gamers can experience many of these great titles.

Currently, there are a limited number of Xbox 360 games offered on Xbox Game Pass, with other titles sold separately in the store. While many of the games from that era are backwards compatible, not everything is offered in the digital store. Some of them are even offered at a price that would rival many games of the current generation. The fans hope so Fear 3The recent success in the charts can serve as proof that classic titles can still sell high and provide players with a fun experience as long as the price is acceptable.

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Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 was Microsoft's successor to its original Xbox game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles such as Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii.

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Microsoft

Original release date
November 22, 2005

Original MSRP (USD)
$299, £209, €299

Weight
7.7 lbs

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